10 Things We Could've Done If We Weren't Stuck In Traffic Last Night

Just a day after the PNP Highway Patrol Group was deployed to handle the getting-worse-by-the-day Manila trafficsituation, thousands got stranded after torrential rains flooded the metro on Tuesday night, September 8—until its wee hours and even up to the early hours of the next day.

A woeful example: An officemate living around Vito Cruz, Manila left the FHM HQ at 8:30 p.m...only to reach home at 3 a.m. In the end, those who camped for a while to let the road mess subside seemed to have made the better choice (read: lesser evil).

The buzz about the carmageddon inevitably reached social media, wherein people competed for the "Best Rant Post of the Night" award. Some of us, though, just steered clear of any more bad vibes—the stress caused by the dreadful standstill is more than enough—and contemplated on our original plans for that fateful evening. If we weren't stuck in traffic, we know we could've...

1) ATTENDED THE AZKALS' GAME AGAINST UZBEKISTAN AT THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS STADIUM

Video via GMA News and Public Affairs

...and cheered for our national football team despite falling to the Uzbeks, 5-1.

2) THOUGHT OF 30 REASONS WHY DAVAO CITY MAYOR RODRIGO DUTERTE SHOULD CHANGE HIS MIND ON NOT RUNNING IN 2016